Hands-On Space Avionics Engineer Intern

K2Spacecorporation; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 41,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing stipend

Travel stipend

Job summary

K2 Space is seeking a motivated Avionics Systems/Test Engineering Intern to join our team in Torrance for a 3-month internship. You will design, analyze, test, and integrate avionics on large satellites, working hands-on with integrated AVIONICS interfaces, harnessing, and RF components.

You’ll collaborate with engineers, mentor teams, and develop systems documentation. The role requires real hardware exposure, and prior space-electronics experience is valued.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's degree in electrical or computer engineering.
• 6+ months of technical engineering experience outside of university settings (lab, projects, internships).
• 12-week internship in person at HQ in Torrance, CA.
• Experience with environmental testing for space electronics (thermal, vacuum, vibration, EMI/EMC).
• Competence with electrical test equipment (power supplies, multimeters, oscilloscopes, network analyzers).
• Experience with Linux, Bash, C++.
• Networking systems and testing tools: TCP/UDP, IP, VLANs, iperf, tcpdump.
• Vehicle-level testing incl. test procedures, data review, and health assessment.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Responsible Engineer for avionics system design, performance, hardware, and test across the satellite bus.
• Collaborate within cross-functional Engineering teams to capture requirements, lead design trades, build avionics test systems, and integrate flight hardware into the spacecraft.
• Create and update technical documentation including diagrams, interface control documents, procedures, and test/anomaly reports.
• Design, build, and program automated test stands for avionics hardware.
• Execute avionics component and system testing on flight hardware through development, acceptance, qualification, and integration testing.
• Support spacecraft integration testing, issue dispositions, troubleshooting failures, and risk management.
• Design, develop and build avionics production infrastructure.
• Write modular and reusable test, analysis, and automation software in Python and Rust.
• Manage and communicate project plan, milestones, and schedule execution.

Skills

Engineering basics

C++

Linux

Bash

Test equipment

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

NX CAD

Altium PCB

PCB schematic capture

Electrical test equipment

Job description

K2 Space is seeking a motivated Avionics Systems/Test Engineering Intern to join our team in Torrance for a 3-month internship. You will design, analyze, test, and integrate avionics on large satellites, working hands-on with integrated AVIONICS interfaces, harnessing, and RF components.

You’ll collaborate with engineers, mentor teams, and develop systems documentation. The role requires real hardware exposure, and prior space-electronics experience is valued.